McIlroy puts on incredible showAUGUSTA, GA – Rory McIlroy delivered one of the most incredible finishes in major golf history with birdies on six of Friday’s last seven holes to seize a record six-stroke lead after 36 holes at the Masters. Defying fast and firm conditions at Augusta National, McIlroy fired a seven-under-par 65 in the second round to stand on 12-under-par 132 at the midpoint of the year’s first major. “Just an amazing end to the round,” McIlroy said. Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, missed a six-foot putt and made bogey at 18 to shoot 69 and share a distant second with fellow American Sam Burns on 138. A pack on 140 included China’s Li Haotong, Americans Wyndham Clark and Cameron Young, England’s Tyrrell Hatton and Australian Jason Day.

Source: Philippine Star April 11, 2026 16:40 UTC